Amplification of ST50 gene using dry-reagent-based polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Salmonella typhi

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 373-377

  Aziah, Ismail ^a   Ravichandran, Manickam ^b   Ismail, Asma ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dry reagent based PCR; PCR; Rapid DNA diagnostics; Salmonella typhi

Indexed keywords

DYE; REAGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FREEZE DRYING; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TYPHOID FEVER;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BLOOD; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FREEZE DRYING; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA TYPHI; TIME FACTORS; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 36549044337     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.05.014     Document Type: Article

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